Churchill Brothers defender Monday Osagie scored the 100th goal of the 2017-18 I-League on Friday against Shillong Lajong. Osagie's hopeful lob caught the keeper off his line, and Lachenpa could only get his fingertips to the ball as it rolled into the net to give Churchill the lead at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco.

Britto PM's second-half strike actually took that tally to 101 for the season as Churchill secured a 2-0 win.

Here are some of the interesting numbers and key performers behind the 100 I-League...

Ever since it began three seasons ago as a month-long 'festival of football', the Indian Super League has steadily eaten into the relevance previously enjoyed by the I-League - for long the undisputed top league in India. This year the ISL secured the right to be held as a 'proper' league over four months. With it - it won over most of the country's best Indian footballers and poached an I-League club as well. And while the I-League was thrown a bone by being telecast on Star Sports, the juiciest...

The I-League completes 10 years today -- the first match of the erstwhile National Football League (NFL) was played on November 24, 2007 in Margao between reigning champions Dempo and Salgaocar, with Dempo winning 3-0. ESPN's writers who have covered the league over these years pick 10 memories of matches or moments that they witnessed first-hand.

Odafa's day out - Debayan Sen

Jan 2008, Margao

It was the first season of the I-League, and Churchill Brothers were hosting Mahindra United. Churchill's...

Debayan Sen and Sharda Ugra talk about the upcoming I-League fixtures and how they are likely to be covered by broadcasters.

Defending champions Aizawl FC will begin their title defence against East Bengal in Kolkata.

Defending champions Aizawl FC will open their 2017-18 I-League campaign away against East Bengal on November 28, in a rematch of the first game for both clubs in 2016, according to the fixtures released on Tuesday by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

This will be the first season that both the Indian Super League (ISL) and I-League will run concurrently, with the ISL set to kick off in Kochi on November 17.

Minerva Punjab will host Mohun Bagan in Ludhiana on November 25 in the first match...